[Facundo Batista <facundobati...@gmail.com>] > I'm seeing that our code increases the reference counting to Py_None, > and I find this a little strange: isn't Py_None eternal and will never > die?
Yes, but it's immortal in CPython because its reference count never falls to 0 (it's created with a reference count of 1 to begin with). That's the only thing that makes it immortal. > What's the point of counting its references? Uniformity and simplicity: code using a PyObject* increments and decrements reference counts appropriately with no concern for what _kind_ of object is being pointed at. All objects (including None) are treated exactly the same way for refcount purposes. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
